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Blue Bombers crush Roughriders 33-9 in Banjo Bowl with five touchdowns from their QBs

WINNIPEG - A pair of Blue Bombers quarterbacks led the team to victory on Saturday afternoon. Starting QB Zach Collaros completed 18-of-22 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns while Sean McGuire, h...

Sep 11, 2021

Britain's Raducanu, 18, beats Fernandez, 19, to win US Open

NEW YORK (AP) - Unseeded British teenager Emma Raducanu went from qualifier to champion at the U.S. Open in just her second appearance at a Grand Slam tournament. Raducanu beat Canadian teenager Leyla...

Sep 11, 2021

Canada's Flushing Meadows darling Fernandez comes up short in US Open women's final

NEW YORK - A remarkable run to the US Open final ended in disappointment Saturday - and a measure of controversy - for Canada's Leylah Fernandez. She dropped a 6-4, 6-3 decision to British qualifier E...

Sep 11, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Canada's Fernandez loses US Open final to British qualifier Raducanu

NEW YORK - A remarkable run to the US Open final is ending in disappointment for Canada's Leylah Fernandez. She dropped a 6-4, 6-3 decision to British qualifier Emma Raducanu in today's women's single...

Sep 11, 2021

Djokovic bids for history at US Open: year Slam, 21st major

NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic remembers just how close Serena Williams came to a calendar-year Grand Slam in 2015 before coming up short at the U.S. Open. He recalls chatting with Williams during tha...

Sep 11, 2021

Crowded stadiums, pandemic create combustible mix this fall

More than 65,000 fans packed a stadium in Tampa to watch Tom Brady lead the Buccaneers to a win in the NFL's season opener, just hours after President Joe Biden announced a sweeping new plan to slow t...

Sep 11, 2021

Canadian teenager Fernandez to face British teen Raducanu in US Open final

It's a match that will be appointment viewing for tennis fans across Canada. Several viewing parties are planned -- including a Tennis Canada get-together in her native Montreal - to watch Leylah Fern...

Sep 11, 2021

Whitecaps allow own goal, see 10-game unbeaten streak end in 1-0 loss to Portland

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps gave up a second-half own goal for a 1-0 loss to the Portland Timbers Friday night that snapped their 10-game undefeated streak and prevented them from moving into ...

Sep 10, 2021

Auger-Aliassime out at U.S. Open; crowd fave Fernandez now carries Canada's hopes

NEW YORK - Felix Auger-Aliassime's dream of playing in a U.S. Open men's final will have to wait for next year. The 21-year-old from Montreal lost in straight sets Friday, dropping a 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 dec...

Sep 10, 2021

Canadians beaten by host Germany in first round of World Cup of Darts

JENA, Germany - Canada was beaten by eighth-seeded Germany on Friday in the first round of the 2021 Cazoo World Cup of Darts. Gabriel Clemens and Max Hopp rallied to defeat Jeff (The Silencer) Smith a...

Sep 10, 2021